Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1887-05-26
fHE DAIRY BUSINESS.
Conditions for the Confederation of Those
contemplating Engaging In It.

Conditions for the Consideration of Thoso
contemplating Engaging In 1t.
TIL re is an old adage that "a bad
beginning makes a good ending
Howsver profound this may be, it is
not always true. A bad beginning,
when the fundamental conditions are
are wrong, is sure to make bad end
ing 1t is not every farm that is
adopted to the dairy business, though
many more are SO suited than was
ONE supposed, it being within the
power of man to supply and modify
nlAny things which it was once sup
posed only nature could furnish. In
vsntion has provided the dairyman
With facilities for Dreaming milk that
entirely supersede natural advantages
which were once considered indis-
pensable; and even the grasses
can be largely dispensed with by
growing forage crops, so that the
grasses are not so absolutely in
dispensable to the dairyman as was
even quite recently assumed. Tenn
perature has become a less important
natural condition since by the proper
care in building and by artificial app
planes the required temperature can
be produced and maintained where
needed. Invention is doing much in
many departments of life to revolu-
tionize business, and in none, perhaps,
is this more striking than in agricult-
ure. and especially the dairy.
n ,of 70 thoco ofa
and others having bearing in the
same direction. it still remains true
that some farms are better adapted to
dairying than others are, and that
where the natural advantages are IA
vorable, the cost of production must
be less than where they are unfavor-
able. Although every farmer is bet
ter adapted to some lines of farm
ing than to others, and common sense
dictates the pursuit of that line Of
farming for which the conditions are
best suited. Indeed, if a man desires
to make any particular line of farming
his chief pursuit. he should select the
location and farm accordingly. and fit
it up specially for his line of work.
Not only should he do this, but do it
thoroughly, as if he intended the BUSH
ness in view as his life-work. Many
failures in the dairy and other busi-
ness have come from a false economy
which does every thing in the cheapest
manner, regardless of the temporary
character and inefficiency of the work.
But this by no means implies that the
opposite course of extravaganza and
useless expense should be pursued.
There is a true and false economy,
and the latter may come from either
extravaganza or penurious ness. Com
mon sense and good Judgment should
come in at every point to determine
what is needed, and how to supply it
in the completest way and at the least
expense.
Not every farmer, as well as not
every farm, is fitted for dairying IN the
most successful manner. The man, as
we'll as every thing else, should have a
proper adaptation to the dairy bust
ness. He should not only be thorough
ly qualified by education and expert
ence, but have a natural aptitude fol
and love of the business. Without
these qualifications, he can not reason.
ably hope for more than passable sue
cess. With these qualifications, he will
not add to the amount of poor dairy
products thai now have preponder'
anee in the market. In many cases,
not only good dairy farm, but good
dairyman, is needed for the achieve
ment of the best results in dairying.-
Prairie Farmer.